The Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy P. Broglio has awarded Tracey Harger, the Catholic pastoral life coordinator for U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, the Medal of the Archdiocese for the Military Services for her outstanding volunteer work in the archdiocese. The award was presented at a Mass June 11 at the Soldier’s Chapel at Schofield […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: What about the pain of divorce? Taking fussy kids to Mass?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I read your recent answer concerning divorced Catholics and their standing in the church. You and others fail to remind Catholics that the Catechism (No. 2384-85) calls divorce a grave injustice to the abandoned spouse and the children and also introduces disorder into society. How can you (and, it seems, most spokesmen) […]
Gender ideology is opposed to faith, reason, Vatican says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholic schools must help parents teach young people that biological sex and gender are naturally fixed at birth and part of God’s plan for creation, said the Congregation for Catholic Education. In a document published June 10, the congregation said the Catholic Church and those proposing […]
As she retires, Betty White leaves behind her mark on the school where she’s worked for nearly 50 years
‘Uncommon but extraordinary’ tenure By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If you want to see where it all started for Betty White at Sacred Hearts Academy, just look at her office wall. There hangs a framed copy of her original 1972 agreement to be a part-time, substitute teacher at the all-girls Catholic school in Kaimuki. […]
10 parishes to have new pastors, administrators July 1
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Ten of Hawaii’s 66 parishes will receive new pastors or priest administrators on July 1, the traditional start of new clergy assignments in the Diocese of Honolulu. Six will welcome new parochial vicars, formally called associate pastors. This year also saw four additional new pastor and administrator assignments before […]
Sacred Hearts priests’ need for community leads to parish swap
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald With this year’s new clergy appointments, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts takes over the administration of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Pearl City and hands back to the diocese the pastoral care of St. Michael Parish, Waialua, and Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Wahiawa. The moves […]
Sacred Hearts congregation experiencing a boom in vocations
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The U.S. Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts is experiencing a seminarian population boom. The congregation, which is headquartered here in Hawaii, has a total of 17 men in formation — eight seminarians and four pre-novices in studies at the Pacific Regional Seminary in Fiji, three undergoing […]
The sisters behind the school: a legacy of compassion and service
By Dr. Shirley Tamoria Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald The Saint Francis School graduation for 2019 was a heartfelt moment of a closing door with the hope of a new door opening. The young graduates were full of energy and the transformation process was amazing. I knew some of them as freshmen on the […]
Battling threats to religious freedom requires vigilance
How the superintendent acted to change a bill that threatened the religious identity of Hawaii’s Catholic schools Q & A with Michael Rockers Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald Catholics across the nation will mark Religious Freedom Week, June 22-29, celebrating the right of all people of goodwill to live and work in accordance to […]
Vatican declares first step toward sainthood for Filipino boy, 17
By Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino teenager who died could be on his way to sainthood after the Vatican declared him a Servant of God, the first step in the process toward sainthood. The Congregation for Saints’ Causes gave the Diocese of Cubao, Philippines, the green light to look into the life […]
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